Thursday, August 27, 2009

No proof West was behind Iran unrest: Supreme Leader

By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he has no proof the leaders of the recent post-election unrest were backed by foreign countries.

Iran's rulers have consistently accused Western nations - namely Britain and the United States - of plotting to destabilise the country after the disputed presidential election and of helping to incite the wave of unrest.

The opposition says dozens of people died and hundreds were arrested during the protests following the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad.

Among the hundreds of people on trial are several foreign embassy staff. Iran also expelled two British diplomats and several foreign journalists. Read more here ...